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Bill,<br>
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I have not tried this personally, but there is a script available at <a
href="http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20080916220249270">MacOS
hints here</a> that claims to do exactly what you are looking for, and
work for both Tiger and Leopard. <br>
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The script is well commented, but take a look and see if it will work
for the machines you are dealing with.<br>
<br>
Jess Smith<br>
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William de Figueiredo wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi Steve,
Thanks for your reply. I want to be able to download critical patches, install, and reboot the system without user intervention. Is this possible with Mac OS 10.5?
Bill
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From: Stephen Ragalevsky [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:sfr@apple.com">mailto:sfr@apple.com</a>]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 4:20 PM
To: William de Figueiredo
Cc: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:macpartners@mit.edu">macpartners@mit.edu</a>
Subject: Re: [Macpartners] automate patch download & install
Hi Bill,
Do you need to just install Apple updates via Software Update?
You can easily create a script with the command 'softwareupdate --
install --all'. This command will install all software updates for a
system. You can also just run that command via Terminal. The man
page for softwareupdate defines how to install specific updates, if
you do not want to install all of them at once.
Keep in mind that software like QuickTime and OS updates will require
a reboot.
Best,
Steve
On Jun 19, 2009, at 12:41 PM, William de Figueiredo wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Hi,
How can I automate Mac 10.5 to download and install (including
reboot if necessary) software patches?
Bill
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MIT
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Cambridge, MA 02139
617-252-1661
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